All reports predict another high 90s day today! It wouldn’t be so bad if I felt like riding north and partaking of the nicer, cooler climate of the higher altitudes. However, I don’t, so I’m kind of stuck here at home in the AC nursing a sore mouth. No, nobody whacked me in the kisser. I have a chronic problem with an incisor tooth that has a very deep pocket around it and sometimes, if I’m not careful, some kind of food substance will get trapped up in there and cause an inflammation.

Pretty huh?

If not treated properly it will develop into a fullfledged infection and have to be worked on by the dentist. I think that’s where I am at this point! Yech! Being the weekend I have to just survive until tomorrow when I can visit the dentist and have him check it.

This all seemed to begin after a very nice cookout dinner with a bunch of friends on Thursday night. Ate too much, and probably forced a microdot of hamburger up into that pocket which won’t come out. Friday it seemed to be getting worse as I visited with my daughter and grandchildren for her birthday.

Yesterday I started taking Advil to relieve the pain, and the rest of an unfinished antibiotic prescription. I know that’s bad to do, but I’m hoping it will calm it down so I can get through the weekend.

Luckily, I have tomorrow off as a forced furlough day without pay. Not only do I lose a day’s pay, it’s gonna cost me to visit the dentist!